36 A. Bkand: Symplocaceae. 



Agathis Salisb. 



1. Asatliis philippinensis AVarb. 



Island of Paragua, E-wi-ig River (Merrill no. 749; in flower 

 in February 1903). 



Symplocaceae 



by 



A. Brand. 



Symplocos Jacq. 



1. Symploeos Elmeri Brand n. sp. 



Ranuili ferruginei. Folia coriacea, 12 — 14 cm longa, 4 — 6 cm 

 lata, oblonga vel elliptica, integerrima subtus ubique ferrugineo- 

 hirta, breviter apiculata, basi cimeata vel subrotundata; costa 

 supra impressa. Petiolus circa 2 cm longus. Racemi compositi 

 petiolo 4 — 6plo longiores, pedicellis fructibus paulo brevioribus. 

 Corolla ignota. Fructus circa 10 cm longus, ovoideus, superne 

 paulum angustatus, brunneus, sub lente brevissime hirtellus, 

 lobis calycinis rotundatis sericeis discum hirtellum subpatenter 

 superantibus. Fructus vel 4- vel 1-locularis (in hoc semen ab- 

 ortivum curvatum, superne acuminatum; itaque embryo veri- 

 similiter curvatus). 



Luzon, Prov. of Rizal, Tanay (Merrill no. 2356; May in 

 fruit). Speciei S. patenti maxime affinis. 



2. Symplocos feiTugiiica Roxb. var. salaccensis (Blume) Brand. 



Dinagat I si. (Ahern no. 440). 



3. Syiiiploe4»s polyaiidra (Blanco?) Brand. 



Luzon, Prov. of Tayabas, Pagbalao (Mek-iull no. 1949; with fruit 

 in April 1903); Prov. Rizal, Antipolo (Mkiv-kmll no. 1697; with 

 fruit in March 1903); Luzon Central (Lohki; no. 5072). 



